King Of England
Believe it or not, but a Viking actually became the King of England for five weeks. Crazy, right? His name was Sweyn Forkbeard, and in 1013, on Christmas day, he was declared the King of England after a Viking invasion took place. Just five weeks later, Sweyn died while still the King.
King Of England
Yule
Before Christianity became an official religion, the Vikings had celebrated Yule, which is essentially a similar holiday. It began on December 21st, and they would brew their own beer and have celebrations. As time went on and Christianity became an official religion, they pushed the holiday to the 25th. In fact, at one point the King of Norway was so serious about Christmas beer that each household was required to brew some for the festivities. Whoever didn’t was fined or even had their property taken away.
Yule